Benjamin Marshall
Benjamin Marshall (born November 8, 1768 in Seagrave , † July 24, 1835 in Bethnal Green ) was an English painter.
Life
Benjamin Marshall was the fifth of seven children born to Charles and Elizabeth Marshall. Nothing is known about his training. In 1789 he married Mary Saunders, who came from Ratby and with whom he had seven children. For 1791 an activity as a teacher is documented; in the same year he moved to London, where he briefly studied with Lemuel Francis Abbott . His decision to become primarily an animal painter is attributed to the impression he was made by Sawrey Gilpin's painting Death of a Fox , which he saw at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1793.
Between 1796 and 1832, 60 pictures of Marshall were published in Sporting Magazine . In 1800 he had his first exhibition at the Royal Academy; until 1819 he showed paintings there, preferably of pedigree horses and their owners. In 1812 he moved to Norfolk , near Newmarket , where he could study his favorite subject, the well-bred horses, in great detail. He lived there until 1825; from 1820 with a studio built especially for him. From 1821 he was a racing correspondent for Sporting Magazine. He published his reports under the pseudonym "Observator". In 1825 he moved back to London and settled in Bethnal Green.
Benjamin Marshall was friends with Daniel Lambert and created a portrait of this man in 1806, which is now in the Newarkes House Museum in Leicester .
JG Shaddick
Daniel Lambert
Dustman
Black and Tan Terrier
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marshall, Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1768 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seagrave |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1835 |
| Place of death | Bethnal Green |